Finding the Pieces

The story of how a lost boy found home

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Category: finding the pieces

  • Finding Home: Decisions, Goodbyes, and Calming Assurance

    When I was about eight years old I told my parents that I was going to be a missionary some day and live in some exciting country that was not America. To be fair, this happened about three days after throwing a going away party for family friends who were leaving to enter the mission…

  • Staying Accountable: Losing Weight One Failure or Success at a Time

    I know I’ve mentioned this in just about every single post I’ve written about losing weight, but I’m going to say it again: losing weight is not easy. So, now that we’ve got that out of the way, I’m going to tell you a little secret. There is something that can make losing weight, or…

  • The Cost to Breathe

    I’m not usually one to complain, at least I try not to be. But a few nights ago I had a conversation with my mom that we’ve had more than once, and every time I’m left with a wall of tears begging to be released from behind my eyes. You see, a few years ago…

  • Out of the Comfort Zone: Building a House for Habitat for Humanity

    If you happened to read last night’s post, you will remember that I talked about how I sometimes need to remind myself that I am an introvert and need a little bit of alone time to recharge my social batteries. One thing that I also mentioned was that even though I do need that alone…

  • Sometimes I Just Need to be an Introvert

    Two years ago I was completely fine with being alone. I was completely okay with going to class, taking notes quietly at my desk in the corner of the room, walking to my car and driving to work where I sat at a desk and didn’t have to be a social wizard. I was okay…

  • Happy Father’s Day, Grandpa

    Happy Father’s Day, everyone! I have been trying to decide if I wanted to write a post today, and I finally decided that there’s someone pretty important to me that I wanted to write about: my grandpa. I honestly do not even know where to begin. My grandfather is the kind of person that would…

  • Living Intentionally: Reading the Happiness Project

    I’ve been reading the book titled The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. When I first stumbled upon this book a few months ago, I’ll admit I was a little bit skeptical. I was kind of expecting it to be another self-help book full of overly optimistic pointers and so-called fool-proof lists to make me happier.…

  • These Small Moments

    Sometime last year I was asked a question I didn’t know the answer to: what is your Myers-Briggs personality type? And being the young scholar that I am, I decided that I needed to find out so that I could properly answer the question. After doing a little bit of research and taking a few…

  • Back to the Basics

    I know I haven’t written very many posts on here lately, and I just wanted to stop in and say that I have not forgotten about you guys. I am still alive and, for the most part, doing very well. The countdown to Oxford is winding down much faster than I was anticipating, and the…

  • REDISCOVERING THE MAGIC

    As a college student, writer, and general lover of reading, books are one of my favorite things. If ever I get the chance to spend more than 2 minutes in a thrift store, you can find me crouched down in front of their used book section, and more often than not I will come away…